{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sheikhupura District | native_name = {{Nastaliq|ضلع شیخوپورا}}<br>{{nastaliq|ضلع شیخوپورہ}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = District of Punjab | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = Minaret of Antelope (Hiran Minar).jpg |photo2a = Four storey Havelies.jpg |photo3a = tehsils-of-sheikhupura-district.jpg }} | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Top: Hiran Minar<br>Bottom: Havelis in Sheikhupura Fort | image_map = Pakistan - Punjab - Sheikhupura.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Sheikhupura District highlighted | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Punjab}} | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Lahore | founder = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Sheikhupura | government_footnotes = | government_type = District Administration | leader_party = | leader_title = Deputy Commissioner | leader_name = Mr. Shahid Imran Marth | leader_title1 = District Police Officer | leader_name1 = N/A | leader_title2 = District Health Officer | leader_name2 = N/A | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3744 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = 2023 | population_total = 4049418 | population_footnotes = <ref name="2023 census">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 1550793 | population_rural = 2,498,625 | demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate | demographics2_info1 = {{bulleted list |'''Total:'''<br />(68.88%) |'''Male:'''<br />(72.09%) |'''Female:'''<br />(65.46%) }} | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | established_title = | established_date = 1922 | area_code = 056 | blank_name_sec1 = Tehsils | blank_info_sec1 = Sheikhupura<br>Ferozewala<br>Muridke<br>Sharaq Pur<br>Safdarabad | blank1_name_sec1 = District Council | blank1_info_sec1 = | demographics1_title1 = Main language(s) | demographics_type2 = Literacy | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023}}</ref> | demographics1_info1 = Punjabi, Urdu, English | website = }}
'''Sheikhupura District'''{{efn|{{langx|pa|{{Nastaliq|ضلع شیخوپورا}}}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع شيخوپورہ}}}}}} is a district within the Lahore Division of Punjab, Pakistan. Sheikhupura is the headquarters of the district. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 3,321,029 of which 25.45% were urban.<ref>[http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm Urban Resource Centre (1998 Census)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513113007/http://www.urckarachi.org/Population%20Table-5.htm |date=2006-05-13 }}</ref> In 2005 one of its subdivisions was split off to form the new Nankana Sahib District.<ref name="punjab">{{cite web|url=https://www.punjab.gov.pk/sheikhupura|title=Sheikhupura - Punjab Portal|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>
According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, most populous cities of the district are Sheikhupura, Muridke, Kot Abdul Malik and Ferozewala. All these four cities are listed in the List of most populous cities in Pakistan.
== Administration == The district comprises five tehsils:<ref name="punjab"/> {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !Tehsil<ref>[http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html Divisions/Districts of Pakistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html|date=2006-09-30}} Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names</ref> !Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref>{{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf}}</ref> !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km<sup>2</sup>)
(2023) !Literacy rate (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_districts.pdf}}</ref> !Union Councils |- |Muridke |1,028 |721,192 |701.55 |69.10% |... |- |Ferozewala |511 |997,246 |1,951.56 |66.55% |... |- |Safdarabad |461 |320,851 |695.99 |67.55 % |... |- |Sheikhupura |1,369 |1,780,837 |1,300.83 |70.72% |... |- |Sharak Pur |375 |229,292 |611.45 |65.05% |... |}
===Committees=== List of Municipal Committees in District Sheikhupura {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} #Sheikhupura Municipal Committee #Farooq abad Municipal Committee #Mananwala Municipal Committee #Safdar abad Municipal Committee #Khanqah dogran Municipal Committee #Ferozwala Municipal Committee #Kot Abdulmalik Municipal Committee #Muridke Municipal Committee #Narang Mandi Municipal Committee #Sharaqpur Municipal Committee {{Div col end}}
== Demographics == === Population === {{Historical populations |align=left |percentages=pagr |1998 |2276164 |2017 |3460004 |2023 |4049418 |footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> }}
As of the 2023 census, Sheikhupura district has 593,260 households and a population of 4,049,418. The district has a sex ratio of 105.58 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 68.88%: 72.09% for males and 65.46% for females.<ref name="2023table1">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref><ref name="2023table12">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_punjab_district.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> 1,087,191 (26.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.<ref name="2023table5">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics }}</ref> 1,550,793 (38.30%) live in urban areas.<ref name="2023table1" />
=== Religion === {{bar box |title=Religion in Sheikhupura district (2023) <ref name="2023 census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float = right |bars= {{bar percent|Islam|green|96.23}} {{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|3.67}} {{bar percent|Other|grey|0.1}} }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in contemporary Sheikhupura District ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941" /> ! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017|title=Final Results (Census-2017)|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/punjab/dcr/table_9.pdf}}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Islam 15px |326,042 |60.54% |3,325,148 |96.30% |3,896,801 |96.23% |- |Sikhism 19x19px |109,276 |20.29% |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |85 |~0% |- | Hinduism 15px |56,378 |10.47% |323 |{{Percentage | 323 | 3460004 | 2 }} |820 |0.02% |- | Christianity 15px |46,737 |8.68% |130,405 |{{Percentage | 130405 | 3460004 | 2 }} |148,784 |3.67% |- | Ahmadiyya 15px |{{N/a}} |{{N/a}} |3,656 |{{Percentage | 3656 | 3460004 | 2 }} |2,638 |0.07% |- | Others |151 |0.02% |472 |{{Percentage | 472 | 3460004 | 2 }} |334 |0.01% |- ! Total Population !538,584 !100% !3,460,004 !100% !4,049,377 !100% |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="7" | {{small|Note: 1941 census data is for Shahdara and part of Sheikupura tehsils of erstwhile Sheikhupura district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Sheikhupura district. Current ratio of population of Sangla Hill and Shahkot tehsils (which were split from Sheikhupura tehsil) to current borders of erstwhile Sheikhupura tehsil were used to estimate 1941 population of rural areas currently in Nankana Sahib district. Sangla Hill town was removed separately and rural areas were assumed to have a uniform distribution of religions. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Sheikhupura District (British Punjab province era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25430165 |jstor=saoa.crl.25430165 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=29}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25793242 |jstor=saoa.crl.25793242 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables. |year=1931 |pages=277}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215541 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215541 |access-date=23 March 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab |year=1941 |pages=42}}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Islam 15px | 330,880 | {{Percentage | 330880 | 523135 | 2 }} | 445,996 | {{Percentage | 445996 | 696732 | 2 }} | 542,344 | {{Percentage | 542344 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi|1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis}} | 85,781 | {{Percentage | 85781 | 523135 | 2 }} | 81,887 | {{Percentage | 81887 | 696732 | 2 }} | 89,182 | {{Percentage | 89182 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Sikhism 15px | 82,965 | {{Percentage | 82965 | 523135 | 2 }} | 119,477 | {{Percentage | 119477 | 696732 | 2 }} | 160,706 | {{Percentage | 160706 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Christianity 15px | 23,431 | {{Percentage | 23431 | 523135 | 2 }} | 49,266 | {{Percentage | 49266 | 696732 | 2 }} | 60,054 | {{Percentage | 60054 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Jainism 15px | 78 | {{Percentage | 78 | 523135 | 2 }} | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 696732 | 2 }} | 221 | {{Percentage | 221 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Zoroastrianism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 523135 | 2 }} | 6 | {{Percentage | 6 | 696732 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Judaism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 523135 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 696732 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Buddhism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 523135 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 696732 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Others | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 523135 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 696732 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 852508 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 523,135 ! {{Percentage | 523135 | 523135 | 2 }} ! 696,732 ! {{Percentage | 696732 | 696732 | 2 }} ! 852,508 ! {{Percentage | 852508 | 852508 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="7" | {{small|Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2:District created between Gujranwala District, Sialkot District, Amritsar District, Lahore District, Montgomery District, and Lyallpur District in 1920 to account for the large population increase in the region, primarily due to the Chenab Canal Colony.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1921)<ref name="Census1921"/> ! rowspan="2" |Tehsil ! colspan="2" |Islam 15px ! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px ! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px ! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px ! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersC|Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Khangah Dogran Tehsil | 149,478 | {{Percentage | 149478 | 267674 | 2 }} | 47,291 | {{Percentage | 47291 | 267674 | 2 }} | 52,581 | {{Percentage | 52581 | 267674 | 2 }} | 18,262 | {{Percentage | 18262 | 267674 | 2 }} | 62 | {{Percentage | 62 | 267674 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 267674 | 2 }} ! 267,674 ! {{Percentage | 267674 | 267674 | 2 }} |- ! Sharakpur Tehsil | 181,402 | {{Percentage | 181402 | 255461 | 2 }} | 38,490 | {{Percentage | 38490 | 255461 | 2 }} | 30,384 | {{Percentage | 30384 | 255461 | 2 }} | 5,169 | {{Percentage | 5169 | 255461 | 2 }} | 16 | {{Percentage | 16 | 255461 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 255461 | 2 }} ! 255,461 ! {{Percentage | 255461 | 255461 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="15" | {{small|Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religion in the Tehsils of Sheikhupura District (1941)<ref name="Census1941"/> ! rowspan="2" |Tehsil ! colspan="2" |Islam 15px ! colspan="2" |Hinduism 15px{{efn|name=ad-dharmi}} ! colspan="2" |Sikhism 15px ! colspan="2" |Christianity 15px ! colspan="2" |Jainism 15px ! colspan="2" |Others{{efn|name=othersB|Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Sheikhupura Tehsil | 201,401 | {{Percentage | 201401 | 376589 | 2 }} | 45,690 | {{Percentage | 45690 | 376589 | 2 }} | 94,882 | {{Percentage | 94882 | 376589 | 2 }} | 34,359 | {{Percentage | 34359 | 376589 | 2 }} | 211 | {{Percentage | 211 | 376589 | 2 }} | 46 | {{Percentage | 46 | 376589 | 2 }} ! 376,589 ! {{Percentage | 376589 | 376589 | 2 }} |- ! Nankana Sahib Tehsil | 174,787 | {{Percentage | 174787 | 235145 | 2 }} | 22,631 | {{Percentage | 22631 | 235145 | 2 }} | 31,562 | {{Percentage | 31562 | 235145 | 2 }} | 6,157 | {{Percentage | 6157 | 235145 | 2 }} | 8 | {{Percentage | 8 | 235145 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 235145 | 2 }} ! 235,145 ! {{Percentage | 235145 | 235145 | 2 }} |- ! Shahdara Tehsil | 166,156 | {{Percentage | 166156 | 240774 | 2 }} | 20,861 | {{Percentage | 20861 | 240774 | 2 }} | 34,262 | {{Percentage | 34262 | 240774 | 2 }} | 19,469 | {{Percentage | 19469 | 240774 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 240774 | 2 }} | 24 | {{Percentage | 24 | 240774 | 2 }} ! 240,774 ! {{Percentage | 240774 | 240774 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="15" | {{small|Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.<br><br>Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.}} |}
=== Language === {{Pie chart |thumb = right |caption = Languages of Sheikhupura district (2023) <ref name="2023 census"/> |label1 = Punjabi |value1 = 93.4 |color1 = red |label2 = Urdu |value2 = 4.89 |color2 = green |label3 = Pashto |value3 = 0.95 |color3 = lightgreen |label4 = Others |value4 = 0.76 |color4 = grey }}
At the time of the 2023 census, 93.40% of the population spoke Punjabi, 4.89% Urdu and 0.95% Pashto as their first language.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=1998 District Census report of Sheikhupura |date=2000 |publisher=Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan |series=Census publication |volume=79 |location=Islamabad |pages=105–6}}</ref> The Majhi dialect is the predominant dialect here. In 1998, 98.1% of the population spoke Punjabi.<ref name=":0" />
==Notable people== *Dhani Ram Chatrik, an influential Punjabi poet *Ganga Ram, civil engineer and architect *Kulwant Singh Virk, an author in Punjabi and English language * Usman Khan, Pakistani International Cricketer
== See also == *Sharaqpur Sharif *Hiran Minar *Sheikhupura Fort *Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan *Tehsils of Pakistan *Districts of Pakistan
== References == {{Reflist}} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} {{notelist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|position=left|Sheikhupura District}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080310163834/http://dawn.com/weekly/herald/herald49.htm Sheikhupura District]
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